Estimates of genetic parameters for racing performances of Arabian horses

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 543-549

  Ekiz, Bülent ^a   Koçak, Ömür ^a   Demir, Hidir ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arabian horse; Fixed effects; Heritability; Racing time; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERITABILITY; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 19444368082     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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